A closer look at packaging design – most of which was created in the pre-digital age – can sometimes turn up minor works of art. If we free them from their commercial associations and give them a dimension that befits their artistic value, they surprise us with their astonishing directness and originality. This is disposable art – too good to throw away... read more

All rights for the use of any printed or digital element of the art project ex&hoppArt are reserved. In particular the copyright for the examples reproduced remain with the original creators or rights-holders. Despite extensive research most of them could not been traced back. The great majority of the selected examples of packaging for tobacco and alcoholic drinks originate from a time when there were no mandatory health warnings.